Name: Anchovy and spinach spaghetti
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 200g spaghetti; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 4 handfuls of baby spinach (about 150g); 2 cloves of garlic; ½ tsp dried chilli flakes or ½ fresh chilli chopped; Juice of 1 small lemon; ½ tin anchovies (in oil)

Anchovy and spinach spaghetti

20 Apr 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

3 minutes

Cook Time

12 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

This anchovy and spinach spaghetti is a classically simple Italian dish and it's really so easy to make! Ideal on busy days, served with a green salad. I use gluten-free spaghetti here, but any type of pasta that you may prefer works well too. You can serve it with some toasted pine nuts and/or Parmesan cheese if you like.

Ingredients

200g spaghetti
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 handfuls of baby spinach (about 150g)
2 cloves of garlic
½ tsp dried chilli flakes or ½ fresh chilli chopped
Juice of 1 small lemon
½ tin anchovies (in oil)

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to the packet instruction. For the last 2 minutes of the cooking time add the spinach.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and chilli, then cook for a minute, stirring. Make sure that the garlic doesn’t burn!
Add the anchovies and the lemon juice, let it sizzle, then add a couple of spoonful of the cooking water of the pasta & spinach. Stir for a few seconds, until you get a thick sauce.
Drain the pasta & spinach and toss it in a mixing bowl with the anchovy sauce. Season to taste and serve with grated Parmesan, toasted pine nuts or chilli flakes, according to your liking and diet.

Tips

You can make this dish using leftover cooked pasta - just put the spinach into a large bowl, then pour over boiling water. When it's wilted, add the pasta to warm through, then drain the pasta & spinach. Meanwhile, make the sauce, then toss everything together.

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